Dagbati

Prospect in Togo with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135194
MAS/MILS ID 7520000001
Record type Site
Current site name Dagbati

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 1.50145, 6.08443 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Togo(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Togo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 1.50145, 6.08443

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 05S
    Thickness 4M
    Area 833HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:05S
    Minimum Depth to Top 7
    Total Surface Area (HA) 833
    Date of Last Modification 830330

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERAL NAME IS FLUORAPATITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dagbati

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cie. Togolaise Des Mines De Benin - Government (Cotomib)
    Interest 100
    Home office Togo
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONLY INFERRED RESERVES ARE KNOWN AT PRESENT. FOR THE 1985 STUDY, THEIR RESERVES WERE ASSUMED TO BE DEMONSTRATED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 833HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4
    Capacity 8182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, SHOVEL PRETESTS STRIPPING OF TOGO PHOSPHATE,

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 1976, PP. 287,290.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79, WORLD REVIEW.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TOGO, WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY,

  • Deposit

    NO. 1980.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., TOGO, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM,

  • Deposit

    NO. 100, 1979.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    1980, PP. 121-124.

  • Deposit

    CAPE, J.J., WORLD PHOSPHATE STUDY DEPOSIT EVALUATION,

  • Deposit

    DAGBATI, JANUARY 1981.

  • Deposit

    DEVOTO, R.H. AND D.N. STEVENS (EDITORS), URANIFEROUS PHOS-

  • Deposit

    PHATE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM

  • Deposit

    RECOVERY FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND

  • Deposit

    FREE WORLD, VOL. 1, 1979, PP. 431, 432.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),

  • Deposit

    NO. 28, TOGO, AIEA, VIENNA, 1980.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING , 1986 P.135

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, V.10 NUM.36, 10/8/86 PP.1,7

  • Deposit

    PHOSPOURUS & POTASSIUM, #149, MAY/JUNE 1987 PP.12-13

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P.430

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPOSED MINE CAPACITY OF 2.7 MILLION TONS PRODUCT PER YEAR. MINERALS ARE GOVERNMENT OWNED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAR-1991 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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